8 At-Home STD Tests for 2023

Everlywell offers test kits that screen for six different STIs and HIV using two types of samples collected from the comfort of your home—and it promises results within days of submitting your samples.

Everlywell sells several types of STI tests. (As a note, the company uses the acronym "STD" for sexually transmitted diseases—a term that describes the same group of infections, but has fallen out of favor with clinicians). These include a panel of tests for six different STIs. Its STD Test for male customers includes home sample collection tools for blood and urine, while the STD Test for female customers contains a fingerprick test and a vaginal swab.

Whichever you choose, it will arrive with no labeling that would indicate its contents. With Everlywell's STD Test kit, you can test yourself for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis, and trichomoniasis, using two samples. The company also offers less expensive kits that test for just one or two STIs, as well as a separate HPV test for women. Once you've collected your samples, they can be mailed back to Everlywell using the included shipping label. You should get results—via the secure site or app— within just a few days, according to the company's website.

One particularly helpful feature of Everlywell's tests is that one of its healthcare providers will call you if any of your results are positive, in order to explain what they mean and discuss treatment options. They may also be able to prescribe medication.

Like many at-home STI tests, Everywell's are not always covered by insurance, though. for those living in California, state laws mandate that insurance cover this type of testing. However, you may be able to pay for your tests using an FSA/HSA card. Its six-STI panel for men or women costs $169, though coupons may be available. Tests for one or two STIs cost $69, except for the HPV test for women, which is offered at $49.

Waiting for STI tests can be anxiety-inducing. STDCheck.com's quick turnaround time can cut that stressful period down.

With STDCheck.com, you choose which STI tests you’re interested in and order them online or by phone. That order is then sent to a lab near you, where you visit and provide a urine and/or blood sample. This company also has an option for HIV tests that can detect a new infection as early as six days after exposure (with confirmatory testing nine to 11 days after exposure).

In addition to its speed, STDCheck.com offers an uncommonly comprehensive panel that includes screening for 10 different STIs, including hepatitis A. The company provides in-depth information about each STI tested for. A doctor is also available to consult with by phone. 

With STDCheck.com, you sacrifice the convenience of collecting a sample at home, but testing at a lab should only take a few minutes and, in exchange, the company promises results in a day or two.

Then 10 test panel costs $139, or $259 if you choose to add on early HIV detection. Individual tests for single STIs cost between $24 and $59. You can also use an FSA or HSA card to pay.

We like that LetsGetChecked offers not only home treatment, but also virtual nurse consultations and medications that can be sent directly to your doorstep.

Overview

To use these tests, you'll collect urine in a sample tube and/or prick your finger for blood. LetsGetChecked laboratories are certified and accredited and use capillary testing; it's a simple and painless blood testing method that is as accurate as a venous blood draw. 

Some collection kits for this company can also be purchased at CVS. If you order online, the test kit will be shipped to you in discreet packaging within three to five business days (and two days or less if you pay for express shipping). LetsGetChecked offers a chlamydia and gonorrhea test that only requires you to self-collect a urine sample.

Its Standard 5 kit tests for both of these STIs, plus syphilis, HIV, and trichomoniasis. Its Complete 8 kit also tests for gardnerella, ureaplasma and mycoplasma. These larger tests panels will also require you to provide a blood drop via finger-prick. Once you've collected your samples, you will ship them back to LetsGetChecked with the pre-paid shipping label included in the original package. You can expect results back in two to five days.

A nurse will call you if you test positive to help you figure out what to do next. (Doctor consultations are not available.) If you test positive, you can start a virtual consultation with a LetsGetChecked healthcare provider for $39. They are also available to answer questions throughout the testing process.

When there is a positive result for chlamydia, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis (caused by Gardnerella), mycoplasma, or ureaplasma, LetsGetChecked can send your agreed-upon treatment directly to your home; any medication prescribed will be an added cost.

Note that your data is never shared with a third party, and it is completely anonymized.

Personalabs has one of the longest menus of STI tests available, including general sexual health and wellness panels.

With panels including up to 11 STI tests, plus bundles that include general "sexual health and wellness," Personalabs offers more STI testing options than many other companies, but it is difficult to navigate.

Personalabs lets you skip the doctor's office and appointment and schedule your labwork on demand. However, you'll still have to go to a lab to get tested. Its panels include tests that give more in-depth insights (such as one that determines how much hepatitis B virus is in your blood), but many of these will require a clinician's assistance to interpret.

Unfortunately, while the company includes a long list of panels available, there's little description of what each test might tell you. However, doctor consultations are available, and MDs can prescribe prescriptions to treat certain STIs in some states.

Personalabs's tests cost anywhere between $42 and $522, depending primarily upon how many STIs you're getting screened for, and which lab you choose for sample collection. As of the time of writing, its Comprehensive STD Blood Test (which detects six common STIs) is $251 if you use a Quest lab, or $230 if you choose Labcorp.

HealthLabs.com sidesteps at-home testing and orders your STI panel to a local lab. It also offers early HIV detection and the option to consult with one of its physicians.

Like most lab-based testing companies, with HealthLabs.com you choose which STI tests you’re interested in and order them online or by phone. That order is then sent to a lab near you, where you provide a urine and/or blood sample. You can use an FSA or HSA card to pay for these tests.

This company has an option for HIV tests that can detect a new infection, and it also provides good information about appropriate testing windows for all of its options. The company has specialists who will help you understand your results, and physicians are available for a consultation if your results warrant it. 

Many at-home STI tests will send you to Quest labs to get samples taken. Using Quest cuts out that extra step.

QuestDirect is the direct-to-consumer of the diagnostics giant, Quest. Many healthcare providers send their patients to Quest for lab work and, in 2018, the company launched its QuestDirect as demand grew for health testing without a doctor's orders.

A number of STI and sexual health testing panels are available through QuestDirect, including screening for the four STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV). The company also offers an STI screening test specifically for pathogens that could affect a pregnancy, which is recommended for people planning to conceive.

QuestDirect offers confirmatory testing for several STIs, which reduces the risk of a false positive, and offers the opportunity to talk to an independent physician if you do test positive or outside of normal ranges. However, the STI testing information on its site is less comprehensive than many.

Tests range in price from $49 for a standalone syphilis test to $379 for an expanded test panel for seven STIs.

Nurx sends customers swabs to collect samples from just about anywhere sexual contact might happen, including the throat and anus. Plus, its STI tests come with unlimited messaging with a health care professional.

Nurx made a name for itself in virtual healthcare and prescribing, and a similar model applies to its test kits. The company carries several STI-specific bundles, such as the Full Control Kit, which tests using a throat swab, a rectal swab, a finger-prick blood sample, and a urine sample.

To order a Nurx STI kit, download the Nurx app, answer questions about your health and medical history, and then request the test kit of your choosing. One of Nurx's medical providers will review your request and, upon approval, prescribe the test kit. The consultation costs $15 but includes a year of unlimited messaging with your provider.

The consultation fee can't be reimbursed by insurance, but Nurx is one of the few at-home test companies that can accept insurance, thanks to the involvement of a prescribing healthcare provider. With insurance, a Basics Covered test kit may cost as little as $44.50.

myLAB Box offers a bundled pair of comprehensive tests for couples to take so that they can approach intimacy with a clear picture of their risks and sexual health.

myLAB Box offers a variety of test kits and bundles, some of which allow you to collect samples from the mouth and rectum, rather than just testing for genital STIs. This is a useful addition because STIs such as herpes and syphilis can infect these areas of the body in addition to the genitals, so if you've contracted an STI from oral or anal sex, it may not show up based on a genital swab test.

myLAB Box has several niche test options, such as the Love Box kit for couples, the V-Box Vaginal Health Test Pack (which tests for five common causes of abnormal vaginal discharge), and the Boomer Box At-Home STD Test for Seniors.

myLAB Box's website offers some educational information about each STI, but little detail about testing windows. Physician consults are available if you test positive, and it may be possible to get a prescription for treatment. If you test negative, a certified STI counselor is available upon request. 

Prices start at $59 for a Rapid UTI Home Test (a test few other companies offer) and climb as high as $399 for the Total Box 14-Panel with HPV testing for women 30+.